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  Washington University expert on religion, politics to give Thulin Lecture in Religion

  Apr 5, 2018 8:15 am248 views

  R. Marie Griffith, the director of the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis, will talk about political and religious disagreements surrounding sex when she delivers the annual Majorie Hall Thulin Lecture in Religion at the University of Illinois.

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  Job of a Congress member not one size fits all, authors find

  Mar 6, 2018 10:30 am585 views

  The job of a Congress member is not one size fits all, say two U. of I. political scientists. In fact, there are five "legislative styles."

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  Illinois professor uses big data to research history of gender in fiction

  Feb 27, 2018 9:00 am515 views

  A big data research study by a University of Illinois professor shows a decline in the prominence of female characters in fiction and in the number of female authors from the 19th century to the 20th century.

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  Portrayals of doctors in comics have become more realistic, nuanced

  Feb 20, 2018 8:45 am398 views

  Depictions of medical doctors in comics have become less stereotypical and more realistic, says Carol Tilley, a University of Illinois professor of information sciences and a comics historian and scholar.

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  Emancipated blacks often targeted for relocation to the tropics

  Feb 19, 2018 10:45 am362 views

  Every significant emancipation of black enslaved people in North America came with plans to relocate them to tropical areas, says a U. of I. historian.

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  Doctors played a role in ideas about racial differences

  Feb 6, 2018 9:45 am729 views

  Physicians played a key role in defining racial differences in the age of slavery, planting ideas that have carried to the present day, says a U. of I. historian in a new book.

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  University of Illinois librarian to help Puerto Rican libraries with disaster recovery

  Dec 21, 2017 4:15 pm1936 views

  Miriam Centeno, the collections care coordinator for the University of Illinois Library, will spend two weeks in January in Puerto Rico helping librarians assess and repair damage to their collections from Hurricane Maria.

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  Six Illinois faculty members awarded NEH Fellowships

  Dec 13, 2017 3:00 pm3083 views

  Six University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign faculty members have been awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for 2018. It is the third year in the last four that the Urbana campus has garnered more fellowship awards than any other single institution.

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  U. of I. students propose designs to rehab Chicago industrial area

  Dec 13, 2017 8:00 am1015 views

  University of Illinois students developed ideas to revitalize an industrial area in Chicago, as part of an interdisciplinary collaboration involving graduate students in architecture, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning.

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  Library adds 14 millionth book, will create display recognizing millionth volumes

  Dec 11, 2017 3:00 pm770 views

  The University of Illinois Library has added its 14 millionth volume to its collection -- “The University of Illinois: Engine of Innovation” by Frederick E. Hoxie, a professor emeritus of history and American Indian studies, written to commemorate the U. of I.’s sesquicentennial. The Library will create a new, permanent display to recognize all its millionth volumes.

   

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  New book explores housewives, food and consumer protests in 20th-century America

  Dec 4, 2017 9:00 am548 views

  The rising cost of meat and the power of housewives to agitate for a more equitable standard of living is the focus of a new book by U. of I. labor and employment relations professor Emily E. LB. Twarog.

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  Events explore how technology, creativity interact to imagine the future

  Oct 25, 2017 8:45 am636 views

  A series of events at the University of Illinois called Speculative Futures will bring artists together with technology innovators with the goal of sparking new creative projects at the intersection of computer science and science fiction.

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  Research looks at white working-class views on identity, race and immigration

  Oct 10, 2017 9:00 am1362 views

  A new research study presents a perspective on the social and political views of white working-class communities.

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  Rare Book and Manuscript Library acquires papers of poet Haki Madhubuti and Third World Press

  Sep 25, 2017 1:30 pm782 views

  The Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Illinois has acquired a collection of papers from poet Haki Madhubuti and from the Third World Press/Third World Press Foundation in Chicago – the oldest independent black-owned publisher in the U.S.

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  Pulitzer Prize-winning author to deliver Mortenson Distinguished Lecture

  Sep 11, 2017 9:00 am453 views

  Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen will talk about war, forced migration and refugees when he gives the 27th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture at the University of Illinois.

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  Vietnam War at 50: What has been the legacy of Agent Orange?

  Sep 5, 2017 11:30 am975 views

  A historian looks at the Vietnam War herbicide Agent Orange and how it changed ideas about war wounds and the cause of birth defects.

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  Did news coverage turn Americans against the Vietnam War?

  Sep 5, 2017 11:30 am2252 views

  News coverage of the Vietnam War did not have the effect on popular support that many believe, says a University of Illinois researcher.

   

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  Book of essays considers how religions view other faiths

  Sep 5, 2017 9:15 am541 views

  University of Illinois religion professor Robert McKim edited a new book, “Religious Perspectives on Religious Diversity,” that explores how members of various religions view those outside of their faiths.

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  Illinois campus explores legacy of the Russian Revolution in its centennial year

  Aug 29, 2017 9:15 am605 views

  The Russian Revolution marks its centennial this year and the University of Illinois, a leading center of Slavic studies, is exploring the revolution’s legacy through a series of fall events.

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  Illinois historian receives NEH Public Scholar award, career prize for military history

  Aug 3, 2017 9:45 am978 views

  John Lynn, a professor emeritus of history at Illinois, has received a selective NEH Public Scholar award less than six months after receiving the highest career award in the field of military history.

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  Researchers look at lessons learned from disaster recovery around the world

  Jul 31, 2017 9:30 am468 views

  A new book by Robert Olshansky, the head of the University of Illinois department of urban and regional planning and an expert in post-disaster recovery, details the lessons learned from disaster recovery all over the world that can guide governments in better responding to a large disaster.

   

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  University of Illinois alumna to head Rare Book and Manuscript Library

  Jul 25, 2017 11:45 am3174 views

  Lynne M. Thomas, who earned her master’s degree in library and information sciences at the University of Illinois, has been selected as the new head of the U. of I. Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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  Illinois information sciences professor edits book about trigger warnings

  Jul 21, 2017 8:00 am489 views

  Emily Knox, a professor in the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences, is the editor of a book that looks at the controversial topic of the use of trigger warnings in the classroom.

   

   

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  University of Illinois hosting inaugural human-animal studies institute

  Jul 5, 2017 9:30 am502 views

  The University of Illinois is hosting a Human-Animal Studies Summer Institute -- the first of its kind in the emerging interdisciplinary field.

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  Chancellor’s Medallion awarded to three who have preserved University of Illinois history

  Jun 23, 2017 9:15 am1137 views

  The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will award the Chancellor’s Medallion -- the highest campus honor -- to three men who have dedicated their professional lives to preserving the history of the university.

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  Illinois Library celebrates poet Gwendolyn Brooks’ birth centennial with interactive website

  Jun 7, 2017 10:00 am666 views

  In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the University of Illinois Rare Book and Manuscript Library has created an interactive website featuring memories of Brooks and items from her papers housed at the U. of I.

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  1970s program attempted to diversify Illinois library school

  May 11, 2017 9:00 am765 views

  University of Illinois library professor Nicole Cooke wrote about the history of the Carnegie Scholars program -- an early 1970s effort to increase the diversity of Illinois' graduate library school.

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  Historian wants readers to experience the Russian Revolution

  May 3, 2017 10:30 am448 views

  This year marks a century since the Russian Revolution that “shook the world,” and a U. of I. history professor’s new book aims to chronicle the experience of living through it.

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  Illinois religion professor awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

  Apr 10, 2017 10:15 am866 views

  University of Illinois professor of religion Jonathan Ebel has been awarded a 2017 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship.

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  Illinois professor awarded ACLS fellowship

  Apr 5, 2017 10:45 am638 views

  University of Illinois professor Erik S. McDuffie is the recipient of a 2017 fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies.

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  Princeton professor of religion and African American Studies Eddie Glaude to give Thulin Lecture in Religion

  Apr 5, 2017 9:00 am204 views

  Eddie Glaude, a professor of religion and African American Studies of Princeton University, will speak about W.E.B. Du Bois’ views on religion in the annual Marjorie Hall Thulin Lecture in Religion at the University of Illinois.

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  University of Illinois Library launches open-access digital publishing network

  Mar 13, 2017 10:30 am1106 views

  The University of Illinois Library has launched a digital publishing initiative, the Illinois Open Publishing Network, with its first work – a new English translation of a memoir of Claude Monet. The publishing network is a network of open-access scholarly publications and publishing infrastructure and resources.

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  Latino baseball website launches with U. of I. historian as editor-in-chief

  Mar 1, 2017 9:45 am657 views

  The National Baseball Hall of Fame has launched a new online platform to celebrate Latino baseball, and University of Illinois history professor Adrian Burgos Jr. is its editor-in-chief.

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  App Authors gives elementary students programming experience

  Feb 28, 2017 9:30 am332 views

  A program designed by researchers at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences gives students experience in coding and in using technology to solve problems through building their own phone apps.

   

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  Study rewrites early history of corn in corn country

  Feb 14, 2017 8:15 am1576 views

  A new study contradicts decades of thought, research and teaching on the history of corn cultivation in the American Bottom, a floodplain of the Mississippi River in Illinois. The study refutes the notion that Indian corn, or maize, was cultivated in this region hundreds of years before its widespread adoption at about 1000 A.D.

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  Illinois library and information sciences professor writes textbook on diversity issues for librarians

  Feb 2, 2017 8:45 am1069 views

  Nicole Cooke, a University of Illinois professor of library and information sciences, wrote a recently published textbook to help librarians and library students better understand the importance of serving diverse groups of people.

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  Illinois historian’s translation of a unique medieval play to be staged on campus

  Jan 13, 2017 3:30 pm691 views

  A re-creation of the oldest medieval vernacular play, in a new English translation, will be staged on the University of Illinois campus.

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  Two Illinois professors awarded NEH Fellowships

  Dec 15, 2016 3:00 pm1765 views

  Illinois professors Erik McDuffie and Carol Symes have been awarded National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for 2017.

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  Guide to children’s books offers a diverse range of suggestions for gift givers

  Dec 14, 2016 1:15 pm290 views

  Books are great gifts, and the Center for Children’s Books at the University of Illinois can help gift givers find the right book for the young people on their lists.

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  An informatics approach helps better identify chemical combinations in consumer products

  Dec 12, 2016 9:15 am291 views

  An informatics approach can help prioritize chemical combinations for further testing by determining the prevalence of individual ingredients and their most likely combinations in consumer products.

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  Is Standing Rock a milestone for American Indian activism?

  Dec 8, 2016 1:00 pm406 views

  The Standing Rock protest has been a significant event in the 200-year history of American Indian activism, says recently retired Illinois professor Frederick Hoxie.

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  Box office opening for 2017 Ebert Film Festival passes

  Oct 31, 2016 10:15 am607 views

  Passes for the 19th annual Roger Ebert’s Film Festival, or "Ebertfest," coming April 19-23, 2017, will go on sale Nov. 1. The passes cover all 12 or more screenings during the five-day event at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign.

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  The back story of the NY Times attorney and U of I grad whose letter went viral

  Oct 19, 2016 2:45 pm2730 views

  A U. of I. journalism alumnus who is now the newsroom attorney for The New York Times got some unexpected online attention last week. The focus of that attention was his response to an open letter from Donald Trump’s attorney, demanding the paper retract and apologize for a story. McCraw’s brief letter to the attorney, published on the Times site, went viral on social media and shot to the top of the paper's most-read content. In an interview, he talks about the letter, his job and what he learned at Illinois.

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  Historian finds a frail humanity in personal accounts of life under Nazi occupation

  Oct 17, 2016 10:45 am586 views

  World War II in Europe was an assault on civilians even more than a clash of arms. Civilians were uprooted, enslaved and massacred under a long Nazi occupation. So how did these civilians come to grips with the cruelty and violence all around them? University of Illinois history professor Peter Fritzsche “listened in” on their wartime talk by way of diaries, letters and other first-person accounts and describes what he found in a new book.

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  Poet Janice Harrington’s new work reflects on life and art of painter Horace Pippin

  Oct 12, 2016 9:00 am597 views

  Poet Janice Harrington found inspiration for her latest book of poetry in the life and art of Horace Pippin. Her book is a critique of the perception of African-American folk art as primitive and a reflection on how Pippin’s experiences shaped his art.

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  Illinois religion professor looks at Jewish theology of protest in new book

  Sep 23, 2016 10:00 am853 views

  A new book, “Pious Irreverence: Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism,” by University of Illinois religion professor Dov Weiss, is the first comprehensive academic look at the Jewish tradition of protes.

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  Reproductions of Irish cultural icons on display at Spurlock Museum

  Sep 20, 2016 9:15 am452 views

  High-quality reproductions of medieval Irish metalwork – acquired by the University of Illinois 100 years ago – are the centerpiece of a new exhibit at Spurlock Museum of World Cultures.

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  Human Library offers an opportunity for conversations to challenge stereotypes

  Sep 16, 2016 9:15 am270 views

  A project called the Human Library is designed to challenge stereotypes by bringing people together to talk. A newly formed Champaign-Urbana chapter of the Human Library will hold its first event Sept. 22 as part of the Pygmalion Festival.

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  Professor reflects on death row experience in post-revolutionary Iran

  Sep 12, 2016 2:00 pm541 views

  A University of Illinois professor who lived through the Iranian Revolution, included three years on death row in an infamous prison, reflects on the experience in a new autobiographic novel.

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  Illinois Data Bank provides storage, access to research data of Illinois faculty

  Aug 30, 2016 10:45 am909 views

  The University of Illinois has developed a repository that stores the data of Illinois researchers and provides access to it for other researchers who want to use the data in their own analyses.